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LOOPER [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-04-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- looper
1, record 1, English, looper
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Housed in a ... seven-footswitch floor unit, the RC-50 lets you manipulate three stereo phrase tracks simultaneously, with each track supporting multiple overdubs ... you can record phrase upon phrase, one by one, on each track, resulting in a monstrous stack ... 1, record 1, English, - looper
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- boucleur
1, record 1, French, boucleur
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Logée dans un grand pédalier à sept commutateurs, la RC-50 vous permet de manipuler trois pistes stéréo de phrases que vous pouvez compléter par des enregistrements successifs. Vous pouvez ainsi arriver à une accumulation monumentale de phrases, enregistrées l'une après l'autre, sur chaque piste. 1, record 1, French, - boucleur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-05-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
- Carpets and Upholstery Textiles
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- looper
1, record 2, English, looper
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tufting machine part used in tufted carpet production. 1, record 2, English, - looper
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Loop pile - After the needle is withdrawn from the primary backing, the looper rocks back and leaves a loop. 2, record 2, English, - looper
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A looper] is a thin flat metal hook that removes pile yarn from the tufting needle at the bottom of the downstroke. 1, record 2, English, - looper
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
- Tapis et textile d'ameublement
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- boucleur
1, record 2, French, boucleur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie d'une machine [à tufter] utilisée dans la confection de tapis tuftés. 1, record 2, French, - boucleur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au-dessous de la plaque à aiguilles de la machine à tufter se trouvent des boucleurs ou des combinaisons de boucleurs et de couteaux qui prélèvent et retiennent momentanément les fils transportés par les aiguilles. 2, record 2, French, - boucleur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il s'agit d'un mince crochet en métal servant à retirer le fil de velours de l'aiguille pour tuft à la fin du mouvement de descente. 1, record 2, French, - boucleur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-11-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Animal Pests (Crops)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- measuring worm moth
1, record 3, English, measuring%20worm%20moth
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- measuring worm 2, record 3, English, measuring%20worm
correct
- cankerworm 3, record 3, English, cankerworm
correct
- looper 4, record 3, English, looper
correct
- spanworm 5, record 3, English, spanworm
correct
- inch worm 6, record 3, English, inch%20worm
correct
- inchworm 7, record 3, English, inchworm
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any member of the large, cosmopolitan moth family Gemoetridae (order Lepidoptera). Because the larvae lack the middle pair of legs, they move in a characteristic "inching" or "looping" gait by extending the front part of the body and bringing the rear up to meet it. 1, record 3, English, - measuring%20worm%20moth
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- arpenteuse
1, record 3, French, arpenteuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- chenille arpenteuse 2, record 3, French, chenille%20arpenteuse
correct, feminine noun
- chenille géométrale 3, record 3, French, chenille%20g%C3%A9om%C3%A9trale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chenille de Géométride (ou autre Lépidoptère) chez laquelle certaines fausses pattes médianes, font défaut, et qui marche en rapprochant la partie postérieure du corps du thorax, formant ainsi une boucle avec les segments intermédiaires; elle répète ce mouvement comme si elle mesurait le terrain qu'elle parcourt. 1, record 3, French, - arpenteuse
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-05-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Textile Industries
- Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
- Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- looper
1, record 4, English, looper
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- looping machine 2, record 4, English, looping%20machine
correct
- linker 3, record 4, English, linker
correct
- linking machine 4, record 4, English, linking%20machine
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Looping. Uniting the edges of different parts of knit garments by joining two courses of loops on a machine called a looper; this creates the effect of uninterrupted knitting. 5, record 4, English, - looper
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Industries du textile
- Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
- Tricot et tissus extensibles
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- remmailleuse
1, record 4, French, remmailleuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- remailleuse 2, record 4, French, remailleuse
correct, feminine noun
- machine remmailleuse 3, record 4, French, machine%20remmailleuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Remmailleuse : machine à coudre spécifique à la bonneterie qui permet d'assembler des panneaux façonnés par un point de chaînette dans chaque maille de la rangée des deux tricots, utilisée chaque fois que l'une au moins de ces deux pièces à assembler est droite [...]. 3, record 4, French, - remmailleuse
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Remmailleuse : Machine qui effectue le remaillage. 4, record 4, French, - remmailleuse
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tricotage [...] Confection pull-overs [...] On pouvait voir aussi la remailleuse pull avec aiguille externe à bec. 2, record 4, French, - remmailleuse
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Remmaillage : Opération industrielle par laquelle on monte les pieds de bas, les parties d'un tricot. 4, record 4, French, - remmailleuse
Record 4, Key term(s)
- machine remailleuse
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1998-09-30
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Sewing Machines
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- looper
1, record 5, English, looper
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A contrivance for making loops, e.g. in a sewing-machine. ... It [the diagonal needle] immediately becomes a simple looper to take the thread from the vertical needle ... The looper is the shuttle of a double-thread sewing-machine, which holds the under thread ... Making a chain-stitch by means of a revolving looper. 2, record 5, English, - looper
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Machines à coudre
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- boucleur
1, record 5, French, boucleur
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Organe inférieur de formation du point de chaînette. 2, record 5, French, - boucleur
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Surjeteuse 3 ou 4 fils. Vos finitions d'une qualité professionnelle. Surjette 3 ou 4 fils [...] Système d'enfilage simplifié et rapide du boucleur inférieur. 3, record 5, French, - boucleur
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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